Before long, the hunting party set out.
Their route differed from that of the outbound teams.
The outbound teams traveled back and forth through several designated areas.
Moreover, many of the mutated monsters nearby had already been cleared out.
Even if they encountered any, their numbers would not be too great.
But the hunting party had to cross mountains and valleys, going wherever there was more prey.
Sometimes, they even had to cross several mountains before finding a place with abundant game.
Therefore, they could encounter any sort of danger along the way.
The seasoned hunters walked at the front, crouching down from time to time to examine traces on the ground.
Then they would climb trees to look into the distance.
Once they had confirmed the route, they began moving.
"A large herd of deer passed through here."
"There are traces left by wild boars over there."
"These are goat tracks."
"There are bears nearby. Be careful."
"What's that? A bobcat? Or a lynx?"
"Are there wolves nearby? Everyone, stay alert."
"Watch out for venomous snakes."
Everyone in the hunting party had their own specialties. Some could quickly identify locations in the mountains and forests and find the dens of prey.
Some could quickly locate water sources, and the areas around water sources had the most prey.
Others could avoid the hunting grounds of certain large beasts, preventing unnecessary casualties from encounters with those powerful predators.
As for Shattered Soul and Terminus, who had just joined, no one knew what they were capable of, so they gave them a few reminders.
Shattered Soul and Terminus exchanged a glance.
"I found some prey over there."
"Let's split up here."
When hunting, the party sometimes split into several groups.
After all, if several people spread out across an area, they could